Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] himself [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Chatterton poured himself more bourbon , then put the bottle within my reach on the binnacle shelf .
2 David poured himself another cup of tea and drained it , although it was quite cold by then and horribly tannic .
3 Hitch poured himself another glass of Chablis , raised his eyebrows at Carol expectantly and moved the bottle towards her , but she shook her head , covering her glass with one hand .
4 They were well aware that before the English visit , and in an attempt to give himself some room for manoeuvre , Napoleon III had wooed the Tsar .
5 His suggestion that his intervention persuaded the Khmers Rouges not to disrupt the voting may be an attempt to give himself some importance .
6 Very slowly the boy cut himself another slice and began to eat it .
7 Maxie made himself some coffee and took it out to the patio , where he surveyed the work to be done .
8 And , while they were arguing , Conradin made himself another piece of toast .
9 Back at the house Philip made himself some tea and ate some cereal .
10 Sam Kettle was n't the only person to hate himself that morning .
11 possible that Paul has had a already had a reply from the Destiny people , you know , the ap at my urging Paul joins these people to find himself another girl because I 'm so sick of hearing about Karen who 's treated him made a fool of him totally
12 Lewis asked himself this question as he went down in the lift and crossed the arrivals hall of Terminal Two to await the exodus from Customs .
13 Plummer poured himself another drink , pulled his monogrammed housecoat more tightly around him and paced the sitting room slowly , glancing around at the expensive furnishings and ornaments which filled the flat .
14 ‘ It 's a very patriarchal family , ’ Zoë says , ‘ the family define itself as the men , with the women and children just surrounding them — so when one man gets himself another woman , it does n't change things . ’
15 Fribble poured himself another measure of wine .
16 John poured himself another drink without taking his eyes off Maggie .
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